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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 10, 2018Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2018, 8:03 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 68 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2018, 8:03 PM PDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2018, 9:11 PM PDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3395 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

452 
WGUS55 KVEF 110303
FFWVEF
NVC009-023-110600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0008.180711T0303Z-180711T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
803 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2018

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Nye County in south central Nevada...
  Northeastern Esmeralda County in south central Nevada...

* Until 1100 PM PDT.

* At 803 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain along Highway 95 from Tonopah to Goldfield. Flash 
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Goldfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3808 11725 3805 11724 3805 11704 3760 11712
      3758 11733 3828 11748

$$

Morgan

2 follow-up statements

596 
WGUS75 KVEF 110356
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2018

NVC009-023-110600-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180711T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Nye NV-Esmeralda NV-
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PDT FOR
WESTERN NYE AND NORTHEASTERN ESMERALDA COUNTIES...

At 855 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated that rain had tapered off 
somewhat over Highway 95 between Tonopah and Goldfield. However, 
more storms were developing to the west, and the risk of flash 
flooding continues.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Goldfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3808 11725 3805 11724 3805 11704 3760 11712
      3758 11733 3828 11748

$$

Morgan

352 
WGUS75 KVEF 110411
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
911 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2018

NVC009-023-110420-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180711T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Nye NV-Esmeralda NV-
911 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN NYE AND NORTHEASTERN ESMERALDA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

This warning has been replaced by a Flash Flood Warning for most of 
Esmeralda County until 1115 PM PDT.

LAT...LON 3808 11725 3805 11724 3805 11704 3760 11712
      3758 11733 3828 11748

$$

Morgan

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 9:10 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Esmeralda	2 hr
Jul 11, 10:58 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	Clark, Nye	3 hr
Jul 11, 11:45 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	VEF	Clark, Nye	10 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.